Football Preview: Northern Highlands Highlanders vs. NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights
Northern Highlands is 2-8 against NV - Old Tappan since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Northern Highlands Highlanders will take on the NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights. Northern Highlands is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Northern Highlands is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 31 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Union City on Friday. They lost to the Soaring Eagles at home by a 20-6 margin. The matchup marked the Highlanders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, NV - Old Tappan put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Paramus 45-0 at home. The result was nothing new for the Golden Knights, who have now won three games by 31 points or more so far this season.
The defeat snapped Northern Highlands' winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record. As for NV - Old Tappan, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Northern Highlands suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to NV - Old Tappan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Northern Highlands was down 21-0.
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